2006-12-06 22:57:19 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
Good question, I had to think. I think it is sacrificed white corpuscles similar to pus (sorry, that grosses me out).
2006-12-06 23:00:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The yellow sputum is from the breakdown of white blood cells in the lungs (PUSS), green sputum is old puss that has been stuck down there for a while. Clear is good, normal sputum. If you are coughing a lot you might notice a little blood, that is no big deal, just from all the coughing, if you get up big clots of blood, than that is bad, pink frothy is also very bad.
See your doc.
2006-12-08 18:36:43 · answer #2 · answered by Robert H 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yellow or green mucous are signs of an infection.
Clear is normal. You can check kp.org for more information or go to webmd.com.
2006-12-07 07:05:23 · answer #3 · answered by Tapestry6 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
green is an acute infection, yellow means the infection is clearing up. Pink= pulmonary edema, rust= pneumonia, gray = abscess, red = blood
2006-12-07 07:09:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Infection....Theres your answer in a nutshell. Anytime mucus isn't clear an infection is usually there. See your family MD. Antibiotics are most likely in order.
2006-12-07 07:22:00 · answer #5 · answered by mlw6366 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
red and yellow the same just mixed with bloodin from the cold infection
2006-12-07 06:58:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "yellow" is what is fighting the infection. People commonly think this is the "sickness" but it isn't, it's the antibodies. "Clear" is the actual infection.
Peace.
2006-12-07 07:02:08 · answer #7 · answered by -Tequila17 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋
The inflammation .
2006-12-07 07:16:29 · answer #8 · answered by Capt. 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to the Dr. could have infection. take care of this don't let it get worse. signed RRT.
2006-12-07 09:49:33 · answer #9 · answered by lake living 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
it is mixed with antibodies
2006-12-07 07:11:12 · answer #10 · answered by shiko 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋